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Spring tail with a size of around 1 mm, made with magnification factor 4 and f/16.
Spring tail, small primitive insect with size around 2 mm, made with magnification factor 10 and f/7.1.
Spring tail, small primitive insect with size around 1.5 mm, made with magnification factor 8 and f/8.
Profile springtail (Collembola) with a size of around 1 mm, made with magnification factor 8 and f/7.1. Members of Collembola are normally less than 6 mm long. Most species have an abdominal, tail-like appendage, the furcula, that is folded beneath the body to be used for jumping when the animal is threatened. It is held under tension by a small structure called the retinaculum and when released, snaps against the substrate, flinging the springtail into the air. All of this takes place in as little as 18 milliseconds (ref. Wikipedia).
Portrait springtail (Collembola) with a size of around 1.0 mm, made with magnification factor 8 and f/6.4. Members of Collembola are normally less than 6 mm long. Most species have an abdominal, tail-like appendage, the furcula, that is folded beneath the body to be used for jumping when the animal is threatened. It is held under tension by a small structure called the retinaculum and when released, snaps against the substrate, flinging the springtail into the air. All of this takes place in as little as 18 milliseconds (ref. Wikipedia)
Profile springtail (Orchesella cincta) with a size of around 2 mm, made with magnification factor 10 and f/6.4. Members of Collembola are normally less than 6 mm long. Most species have an abdominal, tail-like appendage, the furcula, that is folded beneath the body to be used for jumping when the animal is threatened. It is held under tension by a small structure called the retinaculum and when released, snaps against the substrate, flinging the springtail into the air. All of this takes place in as little as 18 milliseconds (ref. Wikipedia).
Springtail (Collembola) with a size of around 1.5 mm, made with magnification factor 8 and f/6.3. Members of Collembola are normally less than 6 mm long. Most species have an abdominal, tail-like appendage, the furcula, that is folded beneath the body to be used for jumping when the animal is threatened. It is held under tension by a small structure called the retinaculum and when released, snaps against the substrate, flinging the springtail into the air. All of this takes place in as little as 18 milliseconds (ref. Wikipedia)
Portrait springtail (Collembola,Bourletiella hortensis) with a size of around 0.75 mm, made with magnification factor 10 and f/6.3. Members of Collembola are normally less than 6 mm long. Most species have an abdominal, tail-like appendage, the furcula, that is folded beneath the body to be used for jumping when the animal is threatened. It is held under tension by a small structure called the retinaculum and when released, snaps against the substrate, flinging the springtail into the air. All of this takes place in as little as 18 milliseconds (ref. Wikipedia)
Portrait springtail (Bourletiella hortensis) with a size of around 0.75 mm, made with magnification factor 10 and f/6.3. Members of Collembola are normally less than 6 mm long. Most species have an abdominal, tail-like appendage, the furcula, that is folded beneath the body to be used for jumping when the animal is threatened. It is held under tension by a small structure called the retinaculum and when released, snaps against the substrate, flinging the springtail into the air. All of this takes place in as little as 18 milliseconds (ref. Wikipedia)
Spring tail with a size of around 1 mm, made with magnification factor 4 and f/16.
Spring tail with a size of around 1 mm, made with magnification factor 4 and f/16.
Spring tail with a size of around 1 mm, made with magnification factor 4 and f/16.
Canon EOS 40D |
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Original size: 3462x2592 |
Current: 800x599 |
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Keywords: animal nature macro insect micro huub spring tail primitive insect
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